Rio Tinto plc (RIO)

Rio Tinto Group engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide. The company operates through Iron Ore; Aluminium and lithium; and Copper segments. The Iron Ore segment engages in the iron ore mining, and salt and gypsum production in Western Australia. The Aluminum and lithium segment is involved in bauxite mining; alumina refining; and aluminium smelting, and recycling, as well as mining and processing of lithium. The Copper segment engages in mining and refining of copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, and other by-products and exploration activities. It also owns and operates open pit and underground mines; and refineries, smelters, processing plants and power, and shipping facilities. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Ticker: RIO
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
Market cap: $105.17B
52-week range: $68.19 - $112.58

Valuation

Share price: $83.73 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM): 13.64x
Price to book: 1.57x
Price to free cash flow: 23.39x
Enterprise value: $119.81B
Book value per share: $53.36

Price performance

Period	Change
1 day	+0.69%
5 days	+2.25%
1 month	-12.68%
3 months	-15.98%
6 months	-20.64%
Year to date	+4.62%
1 year	+20.87%
3 years	+25.57%
5 years	+38.12%
10 years	+146.77%
All time	+739.92%

Short interest

As of: Oct 15, 2026
Shares short: 9.24M
Days to cover: 4.60
Change since prior report: -1.00%
Source: FINRA consolidated short interest

Members of Congress who disclosed RIO trades

Lisa McClain · Bruce Westerman · Alan Armstrong · Gilbert Ray Cisneros · Josh Gottheimer

Super investors holding RIO

Ken Griffin (Citadel) · Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) · Dodge & Cox (Dodge & Cox Funds)

Profitability and growth

Return on equity: 14.87%
Return on invested capital: 11.73%
Return on assets: 7.78%
Return on capital employed: 13.20%
Gross margin: 26.82%
Net margin: 17.29%
EBITDA margin: 25.91%
Revenue growth: 7.42%
Net income growth: -13.73%
Free cash flow growth: -24.77%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM): 4.28%
Current ratio: 1.44x
Net debt to EBITDA: 0.64x

Latest reported year

Period end: Dec 31, 2025
Fiscal year: 2025
Revenue: $57.64B
Cost of revenue: $42.18B
Gross profit: $15.46B
EBITDA: $14.94B
Net income: $9.97B
Earnings per share: $6.14
Research and development: $524.00M
Interest expense: $1.06B
Shares outstanding: 1.62B

Income statement by year

Period end	Revenue	Gross profit	Net income	EPS
2025-12-31	$57.64B	$15.46B	$9.97B	$6.14
2024-12-31	$53.66B	$16.05B	$11.55B	$7.12
2023-12-31	$54.04B	$15.07B	$10.06B	$6.20
2022-12-31	$55.55B	$20.01B	$12.39B	$7.65
2021-12-31	$63.49B	$29.88B	$21.11B	$13.05
2020-12-31	$44.61B	$16.87B	$9.77B	$6.04
2019-12-31	$43.16B	$11.51B	$8.01B	$4.91
2018-12-31	$40.52B	$17.73B	$13.64B	$7.93
2017-12-31	$40.03B	$14.19B	$8.76B	$4.90
2016-12-31	$33.78B	$6.86B	$4.62B	$2.57

Margins and returns by year

Period end	Gross margin	Net margin	Return on equity	Return on capital
2025-12-31	26.82%	17.29%	14.87%	11.73%
2024-12-31	29.91%	21.53%	19.93%	16.17%
2023-12-31	27.88%	18.61%	17.85%	15.55%
2022-12-31	36.02%	22.31%	23.50%	22.03%
2021-12-31	47.06%	33.25%	36.98%	29.98%
2020-12-31	37.82%	21.90%	18.63%	17.87%
2019-12-31	26.67%	18.56%	17.70%	12.33%
2018-12-31	43.76%	33.66%	27.37%	21.49%
2017-12-31	35.46%	21.89%	17.14%	15.34%
2016-12-31	20.29%	13.67%	10.10%	8.25%

Cash and debt by year

Period end	Cash	Debt
2025-12-31	$8.87B	$21.20B
2024-12-31	$8.49B	$12.26B
2023-12-31	$9.67B	$12.18B
2022-12-31	$6.78B	$10.15B
2021-12-31	$12.81B	$12.39B
2020-12-31	$10.38B	$13.25B
2019-12-31	$8.03B	$13.09B
2018-12-31	$10.77B	$12.44B
2017-12-31	$10.55B	$14.62B
2016-12-31	$8.20B	$16.91B

Free cash flow by year

Period end	Free cash flow
2025-12-31	$4.50B
2024-12-31	$5.98B
2023-12-31	$8.07B
2022-12-31	$9.38B
2021-12-31	$17.96B
2020-12-31	$9.69B
2019-12-31	$9.42B
2018-12-31	$6.39B
2017-12-31	$9.40B
2016-12-31	$5.45B

Dividend history

Most recent payment: Aug 14, 2026
Paid in the last twelve months: $4.65

Payment date	Dividend per share
2026-08-14	$2.11
2026-03-06	$2.54
2025-08-15	$1.48
2025-03-07	$2.25
2024-08-16	$1.77
2024-03-07	$2.58
2023-08-10	$1.77
2023-03-09	$2.25

Investor relations

Past earnings dates

Reported	Fiscal period	EPS estimate
2023-02-22	-	-
2022-02-23	-	-
2020-12-31	-	-
2007-07-18	-	-
2007-02-01	-	-
2006-08-03	-	-
2006-03-13	-	-
2005-02-04	-	-

Filings and sources

Company website: riotinto.com
SEC filings: 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar: All upcoming reports

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